Dental Assistant - Expanded Functions

Aspen Dental Management•Gulf Breeze, FL

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About The Position

At Aspen Dental, an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant performs daily clinical and office duties to help create positive patient experiences and support efficient patient flow. The role assists doctors during treatment, prepares and breaks down operatories, supports patient charting, and helps ensure sterilization, infection control, safety, and equipment maintenance procedures are followed. The assistant also supports patient education and care, performs radiography and expanded functions permitted by state certification, and helps coordinate laboratory cases, supplies, and team training.

Requirements

Current dental assistant license, registration, or certification as required by the state.
Radiology (X-ray) certification as required by the state.
Current CPR or BLS certificate.
At least 2 years of experience as a dental assistant.
Proficiency in chairside assisting and four-handed dentistry.
Ability to demonstrate and provide instruction on proper sterilization and infection control techniques.
Maintain annual continuing education requirements specified by the state.
State certification in expanded functions as required by the state.

Responsibilities

Help direct the dental assistant office team during the day to maintain productive patient flow.
Assist doctors during a variety of treatment procedures.
Break down operatory rooms for doctors and hygienists and set up trays and operatories for procedures.
Complete sterilization processes for equipment and operatories, and ensure staff are trained and compliant with those processes.
Follow maintenance schedules for flushing and/or testing waterlines and suction lines, and maintaining autoclaves and compressors.
Support doctors with patient charting.
Train others to conduct patient handoffs and monitor patient flow within the practice.
Follow OSHA regulations and Aspen safety requirements, including HIPAA guidelines.
Take dental radiographs (X-rays).
Provide patients with oral-care instructions following treatment and educate them on appropriate oral hygiene strategies.
Complete denture soft relines and manufacture temporary crowns.
Monitor and help manage laboratory cases.
Perform quality intraoral health scans of patients in under five minutes.
Explain and teach the clear aligner process.
Take quality impressions and bite registrations.
Perform additional expanded functions based on certifications, such as coronal polishing and restorative functions.
Maintain emergency kits and oxygen tanks.
Order and maintain supplies in accordance with the practice budget.
Perform other office tasks as necessary.